Comparing three cloud computing companies‚ Amazon‚ Google & Rackpace; how different they are for as the following: cost‚ storage‚ operating system. First the cost: As of February 2013‚ Amazon charged about $.02/hour ($15/month) for the smallest "Micro Instance" (t1.micro) virtual machine running Linux or Windows. High CPU and memory instances for Compute Clusters cost as much as $4.60/hour. "Reserved" instances can go as low as $6.43/month for a three-year prepaid plan. The data transfer charge
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new entrants * In order to access this industry Nokia and Microsoft (Microsoft previously acquired Skype for 10 bn US dolars) formed an alliance by having a new Operating System called Windows Phone. As the consumers do not trust these two brands‚ they are trying to add value to their homes by integrating in the operating systems social networks such as Facebook‚ Twitter and Linkedin. Furthermore‚ they have the official Microsoft Office app and image stabilisation
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the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store‚ and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.” 1 Apple’s vision statement captures their approach to the market and goals. The vision statement is “We believe that we are on the face of the earth to make great
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Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android‚ Inc.‚ whom Google financially backed and later purchased in 2005‚[9] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[10] The first Android-powered phone was sold in October 2008
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are in embedded systems like cell phones‚ PDAs‚ digital cameras‚ camcorders‚ game machines‚ iPods‚ MP3 players‚ CD players‚ DVD recorders‚ wireless routers‚ TV sets‚ GPS receivers‚ laser printers‚ cars‚ and many more consumer products. Most of these use modern 32-bit and 64-bit chips‚ and nearly all of them run a fullblown operating system. But few people are even aware of the existence of these operating systems. In this chapter we will take a close look at one operating system popular in the
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Windows operating systems‚ and is available for use on personal computers‚ which includes home and business desktops‚ laptops‚ tablets‚ and home theater PCs. The Development of Windows 8 started before the release of its predecessor‚ Windows 7‚ in 2009 and the existence of the new Windows 8 operating system was first announced at CES (a computer convention held every year) in 2011. It was followed by the release of three pre-release versions from September 2011 to May 2012. The operating system was released
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Chapter 1 I. Introduction: ¹ Windows 8 is a Microsoft operating system that is designed for home users as well as for business purpose. Its development started even before its predecessor’s release Windows 7 in 2009.Windows 8 is a system that is particularly orientated to touchscreen hardware. There are some important changes and additives that make it look and differently than the users are used to. For example‚ the Start menu is completely substituted by a Start screen that can be taken away
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TABLET A tablet computer‚ or simply tablet‚ is a one-piece mobile computer. Devices typically have a touch screen‚ with finger or stylus gestures replacing the conventional computer mouse. It is often supplemented by physical buttons or input from sensors such as accelerometers. An on-screen‚ hide-able virtual keyboard is usually used for typing. Tablets differentiate themselves by being larger than smart phones or personal digital assistants. They are usually 7 inches (18 cm) or larger‚ measured
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android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. It was developed by the Open handset Alliance‚ led by Google. Google financially backed the initial developer of the software‚ Android Inc.‚ and later purchased it in 2005. The promotion of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance‚ an association of eighty-six hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google releases the
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TD-LTE: Another Network Technology for Mobile Telecommunication Evolution Haoliang JIAN Department of Electronics‚ University of York Heslington‚ York‚ YO10 5DD‚ UK hj639@york.ac.uk I. Abstract----Due to increasing demand of data traffic‚ the existing 3G network has nearly reach its capacity limitation. Carriers have paid more attention to the evolution scheme called LTE. According to different duplex mode‚ LTE has two different standards‚ which are TD-LTE and LTE-FDD separately. Although
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